Outpatient Coding Specialist II

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🏈 Ohio – Remote

🏈 Ohio – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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University Hospitals

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10,000+ employees

📚 Education

💰 $2M Grant on 2021-07

Healthcare • Medical Services • Education

University Hospitals is a leading healthcare provider that offers a wide range of medical services, including primary care, specialty care, and urgent care. With a focus on patient-centered care, UH also engages in medical education and research, ensuring high-quality treatment and innovative healthcare solutions. The institution is recognized nationally for its excellence in various medical specialties, providing accessible healthcare to the community and beyond.

📋 Description

• Responsible for accurately and timely coding of moderately complex encounters following established coding, CMS regulations and hospital guidelines. • Reviews moderately complex medical records to identify sequence, code diagnoses and procedures according to established coding, CMS and hospital guidelines. • Responsible for accurately coding hospital same day surgery, observations, ancillary, ED encounters and/or professional services. • Ensures optimal CPT, ASC, APC, APG assignment as applicable. • Understanding and ability to resolve coding specific edits such as CCI, LCD, NCD, and MUE. • Supports OP Clinical Documentation Improvement program. • Maintains productivity and quality rate according to established standards. • Works within UH Billing time frames. • Maintains up to date credentials. • Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

🎯 Requirements

• High School Equivalent / GED (Required) • Associate's Degree preferably in HIM (Preferred) or Bachelor's Degree (Preferred) • 2+ years ICD-10 CM, PCS and/or CPT coding experience (Required) • Medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology knowledge (Required proficiency) • Detail-oriented and organized, with good analytic and problem solving ability. (Required proficiency) • Self-motivated with ability to function independently and as a team player in a fast-paced environment. (Required proficiency) • Strong written and verbal communication skills. (Required proficiency) • Demonstrated ability to use PCs, Microsoft Office suite, and general office equipment (i.e. printers, copy machine, FAX machine, etc.). Must be able to proficiently work within with multiple systems. (Required proficiency) • Certified Professional Coder (CPC) (Required Upon Hire) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) (Required Upon Hire) or Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT) (Required Upon Hire) or Registered Health Information Administration (RHIA) (Required Upon Hire) or Certified Coding Associate (CCA) (Required Upon Hire) or Radiology Coding Certification (RCC) (Required Upon Hire) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC) (Required Upon Hire) or Certified Hematology and Oncology Coder (CHONC) (Required Upon Hire).

🏖️ Benefits

• Complies with all policies and standards • Maintains coding knowledge and skills via written coding resources, clinical information and educational webinars • Participates in educational and informational activities as required • Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients.